Dorothy H. Hendricks, MD

Interim Chief

Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware 1600 Rockland Road Wilmington, DE 19803

Fellowship

  • Pediatric Ophthalmology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2008

Internship

  • Preliminary - State University of NY at Buffalo, 2004

Residency

  • Ophthalmology - Temple University School of Medicine, 2007

Education

  • Bachelor of Science Cornell University
  • MD - State University of New York at Buffalo, 2003

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Ophthalmology

  • Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)
  • Blepharitis
  • Blocked Tear Duct (Dacryostenosis)
  • Cataracts In Children
  • Chalazion
  • Childhood Glaucoma
  • Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
  • Corneal Abrasions
  • Dermoids (Orbital And Limbal)
  • Genetic/Heritable Ocular Conditions (Rp, Albinism)
  • Keratitis
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 1
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 2
  • Optic Neuritis
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome (Ptcs)/Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Iih)
  • Ptosis
  • Refractive Errors In Children
  • Retinopathy Of Prematurity
  • Strabismus (Misaligned Eyes)
  • Stye (Hordeolum And Chalazion)
  • Syndromic Craniosynostosis
  • Thyroid Eye Disease
  • Uveitis (Inflammation In The Eye)

  • Complications, Visual Acuity, and Refractive Error 3 Years after Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation for Pediatric Aphakia; Ophthalmology; (2024).

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  • Comparison of OCT imaging in children with foveal hypoplasia born full term versus preterm; Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology; (2022).

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  • Visits to the Pediatric Emergency Department for Eye Conditions before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Western Journal of Emergency Medicine; (2022).

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  • Effect of gestational age at birth, sex, and race on foveal structure in children; Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology; (2021).

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  • Using OCT fixation shift to assess eccentric fixation in children with residual amblyopia; Translational Vision Science and Technology; (2020).

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  • Evaluation of the economic impact of modified screening criteria for retinopathy of prematurity from the Postnatal Growth and ROP (G-ROP) study; Journal of Perinatology; (2020).

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  • Strabismus Management in the Child with Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy: Second Edition; (2020).

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  • Funduscopic examination and SD-OCT in detecting sickle cell retinopathy among pediatric patients; Journal of AAPOS; (2018).

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  • Reply; Journal of AAPOS; (2018).

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  • Ocular complications following treatment in the Postnatal Growth and Retinopathy of Prematurity (G-ROP) Study; Journal of AAPOS; (2018).

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  • Development of modified screening criteria for retinopathy of prematurity primary results from the postnatal growth and retinopathy of prematurity study; JAMA Ophthalmology; (2018).

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  • Validation of the Colorado retinopathy of prematurity screening model; JAMA Ophthalmology; (2018).

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  • Ophthalmology manifestations of pediatric cancer treatment; Current Opinion in Ophthalmology; (2012).

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  • Update on retinopathy of prematurity: Treatment options and outcomes; Current Opinion in Ophthalmology; (2010).

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